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One message continually has been driven home as the Colts have worked their way through the preseason: Make yourself necessary.

Caesar Rayford is doing precisely that.

A 27-year-old rookie linebacker who has played the past three seasons with the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League leads the Colts with five sacks. He had two in Saturday night's 27-6 win over the Cleveland Browns and had a third erased by offsetting penalties. ...